Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-06-18


see the yellow apricot
Nod to the scarlet nectarine.
Grandmother's gardenl we'll know
Its fower-bordered walks, its trees:
Such golden fruit did never grow
Where watched the fair Hesperides.
How green this simple ancient closet
How cool when twilight gins to fall
How sweet the odor Of the rose
That Chambers DER the messy wall.
% little sprig of fragrant thyme.
Which childhood's fingers did bestoW
Thou's at con- ured up in modern rhyme
The garden of the long ago!
There world-sick in fancy, rest
Like some poor child, hurt in it's play,
That lies upon its mothers breast,
And sobs its every grief away.
w. r. DUMAS in the Atlanta Constitution.
GEMS OF THE MONTHS.
In Poland the people have singular
superstition that each month has par
ticular gem associated with it, which
governs and influences the destiny OF
the persons born in that month.
Thus, January has jacinth, Or gar
net, which denotes constancy in every
engagement, February-Amethyst in
surfing peace of mind. Marcia
bloodstone, denoting courage and Sc
crecy in dangerous enterprises. April
Sapphire or diamond, signify ing repent
ance and innocence. May-The
green emerald, typical of love. June
An agate, meaning long life and health.
July-Ruby or cornelian, which in
sures the forgetfulness or cure of evils
springing from friendship or love.
August-Sardonyx, happy marrige
life. September-Chrysolite, which
preserves from folly. October-Aqua-
marine or OPAL which denotes both
misfortune and hope. November-The
Topaz, bringing the owner fidelity and
friendship. December Turquoise or
malachite, signifying the most brilliant
success and happiness.
DOMESTIC LABOR.
A sweet, heart-lifting cheerfulness is
to some HEAVEN gift, and the
happy possessors can wear a joyous
smile under trying circumstances if the
physical system is healthful and buoy
ant, but such natures are rare and
seem like bursts of sunlighton a cloudy
dayjust to show us what brightness there
is if only we could rise above the clouds.
But to most people whose iveslie along
the rough paths of toll there come
times when to wear a cheerful smile
would be but another strain on the al
ready overtasked mind and would be
painful rather than pleasing to be-
hold.
But the ideal woman is so constant
ly represented in print as smiling and
happy under all circumstances that the
real grows discouraged in trying to
approximate this model of perfection.
This imaginary embodiment of smil-
ing loneliness is represented by its ad-
mirers, as smiling calmly at woe,
cheerfully in adversely and lovingly on
an Incorporate or inconstant husband,
while the reverse of this is true of a
woman possessing keen sensibilities, Il
high appreciation of the advantages of
prosperity, and just conception Of the
principles and qualities that constitute
truly noble manhood-a woman who
has capacity for thinking, feeling and
loving. Yet this type of woman often
suffers by comparison with the former.
The lines pressed into the fair forehead
by the '.iron crown of care'' are often
mistaken for traces of passion or self
will, while the clear, smooth brow of
the passive woman isregarded as evil
dence of happy temperament.
But remember, farmer-husband,
when you covetously contemplate
these high-wrought pictures of serene
loneliness, that such plastic, satin
robed piece of parlor-amiability woul d
be sadly out of place in your home.
Such soulless, purposeless women
never assume such burdens as your
wifeis bearing; and besides, were she
possessed of all the graces necessary
to your happiness you might possibly
discover that you were hardly compan-
ionable for such angelic perfection.
ct seems that Creative Power would
have bestowed a blessing on the world
if fault finders had been made snail
eyed, so they could turn look on
themselves occasionally
Do you ever think when, with the
dignity of a king, you sit on the sulky
pillow, riding over your broad acres, of
the weary wife in the house, who, in
consequence of the scarcity Of help
(there is never scarcity of help out
doors)must often, in addition to the
various duties of wife, mother and
hostess, perform those of cook, laundress,
and, in fact, of every department. of the
household? If, in her perfect absorp-
ton in these multitudinous labors, she
sometimes forgets to smile on your COM
ing be kindly considerate and do not
add fault-finding to the burden that al
ready seems heavier than she can bear.
Do not put on ponpous, dissatisfied
afr with a glance at the clock) if she
says ..dinner is not quite ready but
look in on the pantry shelf and see the
rows of canned fruit, jars OF pickles and
pots of preserves, and You will wonder
how she can get dinner at all.
Do not imagine she looks cross if
there is a slight contraction Of her once
smooth brow. She is concentrating all
her energies in trying to solve the diff
cult problem of how she shall do twenty
things at once with only two hands.